Best jobs with salaries under $60K

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Overall
Rank

Occupation

% Growth in # of employees
(2006-2011)

Median annual salary (2011)

% Change in salary (2006-2011)

1

Ironworker

50

59,010

16

2

Construction supervisor

38

58,240

25

3

Public relations specialist

36

57,990

29

4

Refrigeration & air conditioning mechanic

46

56,160

18

5

Translator

86

54,080

16

6

Heavy construction contractor

42

56,659

15

7

Immigration & revenue officer

73

56,160

10

8

Geological technician

36

56,160

17

9

Physician (GP)

37

53,997

20

10

Correctional service officer

41

56,160

13

11

Laboratory technician

49

49,462

25

11

Paramedic

40

54,974

16

13

Construction estimator

63

53,331

11

14

Electrician

28

56,493

23

15

Transit supervisor

26

56,160

37

16

Miner

24

58,240

17

17

Paralegal

35

49,920

15

18

Financial officer

30

55,474

11

19

Plumber

23

52,000

26

20

Computer network technician

18

58,656

16

21

Personnel clerk

49

43,680

9

22

Systems testing technician

19

58,240

11

23

Marriage counsellor

34

48,006

12

24

Oil and gas drilling worker

13

58,240

23

25

Interior designer

27

45,760

22

26

Administrative officer

35

43,680

14

27

Petroleum supervisor

21

57,200

6

28

Recording supervisor

47

41,662

11

29

Editor

27

51,438

12

30

Recruitment officer

31

49,067

10

31

Web designer

21

52,624

12

32

Heavy-duty equipment mechanic

15

53,456

22

33

Dental assistant

36

41,080

16

34

Mechanic supervisor

11

58,698

15

35

Maintenance equipment operator

26

43,680

14

36

Library supervisor

24

43,430

21

37

Roofer

32

41,600

11

38

Civil engineering technician

18

51,501

5

39

Insurance adjuster

16

52,270

9

40

Pet groomer

36

23,920

27

41

Event planner

35

39,520

3

42

Wholesale buyer

33

38,688

13

43

Insurance underwriter

10

51,438

25

44

Labourer

30

33,280

27

45

Cleaning supervisor

28

40,248

14

46

Crane operator

5

58,240

22

47

Babysitter

48

21,320

18

48

Recreation supervisor

15

44,720

19

49

Health services assistant

34

35,256

13

50

Insurance clerk

20

45,760

9

Methodology: We obtained Statistics Canada data on employment and wage levels for more than 600 occupations. From those, we selected jobs with at least 10,000 employed individuals and ones that experienced employment growth between 2006 and 2011. For this list, we eliminated jobs with median salaries over $60,000, and ranked the rest based on three criteria: job growth from 2006 to 2011, median compensation (based on a 40-hour work week) in 2011, and the change in median compensation from 2006 to 2011. The final rank is based on a weighting of 50% to job growth, 40% to median compensation and 10% to change in compensation.

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